Select the sentence from the excerpt that best supports the idea that the narrator appreciates the negative events that led him to meeting his wife.

although the three years stretched to four-and-a-half, when i graduated, my first wife of two years, whose name i had not forgotten since that first day at tri-valley , was made by my side and expecting our first daughter. mainly was its own unique challenge, especially after twins came along halfway thru. we purchased are first house the year they turned six, after i landed a residency at tri-valley. but we slept in a nearby hotel for the first two months of home ownership because of a burst pipe that flooded our bedrooms the week we moved in. looking back , i suppose my life started with that letter.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?